Rumours are still rife that Sony will announce their new PS5 console in 2019, news that could also include some surprises for PS Plus subscribers.
According to a recent report, the tech giant is looking into launching a premium version of PlayStation Plus.
This would coincide with the release of the PS5, possibly in 2020.
The new report, via Segment Next, comes from an “EU based game developer” who has spilt the beans on the PS Plus project, among other big Sony plans.
From what has been shared so far, PS Plus Premium would include guaranteed early access to some titles, as we have seen with recent beta and alpha tests.
The other big perk of having a premium PS Plus account would be having access to your own private server.
The other big perk of having a premium PS Plus account would be having access to your own private server.
However, it’s unclear just what kind of features this would unlock for an average gamer, and what it would be compatible with.
There is also the question of price, which is another major factor that wasn’t shared by the source.
This new service would run parallel with the existing PlayStation Plus service, meaning fans wouldn’t need to upgrade.
And this is important as a “Premium” service will no doubt cost more to use.
No mention of added use when it comes to Sony’s other services were mentioned, meaning no big bundling with PS Vue or PlayStation Now.
It is also reported that Sony PlayStation will announce their new console in 2019, and would do so in the coming months.
There have been various rumours that such a thing might happen, without any solid news from Sony themselves.
The PS5 release date would be set for 2020, although it’s unclear if this would happen in March or November, as the date has yet to be finalised.
Specs and stats for the new console have also been listed, and they appear to be a laundry list of hoped for fan features.
Things like Backwards Compatibility and a new upgrade PSVR headset are also mentioned, which would no doubt prove popular.
However, like everything we have been reading about the PS5 of late, this needs to be taken with a big pinch of salt.
There is no way to verify this new information, which has been shared online, anonymously.
So fans will have to wait and see if a PlayStation 5 announcement does materialise in the coming months.
The highly detailed post runs against some of the recent information shared by trusted media sources, like Kotaku’s Jason Schreier.
In a recent post, he revealed that knowledge of the next-gen console was still very limited and would be arriving in 2020.
“Look, as I’ve been saying since roughly March 2018 (in this very thread), next-gen is coming in 2020,” Schreier shared on Reset Era.
“That Semiaccurate article saying 2018 (lol) got people’s hopes up for 2019, but by now I hope it’s clear that the PS5 ain’t coming out this fall.
“And, despite all the rumours about devkits being out (usually from rumormongers who are wrong more often than not), the number of people briefed on next-gen is still very limited. Even within companies like, say, DICE, there’ll be a small team of engineers who now have a rough idea of specs, and everyone else will know when they need to know. Not a lot of devs are disclosed on next-gen right now.
“In other words, don’t expect much in the way of substantial leakage just yet.
“The only thing to know for sure is that both Sony and Microsoft are aiming higher than that “10.7 teraflops” number that Google threw out last week.”
